Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Stanley M. Brand | September 24, 2023 | The Conversation Reactions came quickly to the federal indictment on Sept. 22, 2023, of New Jersey’s senior U.S. senator, Democrat Bob Menendez. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy joined other state Democrats in urging Menendez to resign, saying, “The alleged facts are so serious […]
Editorial credit: Jorge Estrellado / Shutterstock.com By City and State NY | September 24, 2023 Of the eight former state Senate Democrats who broke with their party to caucus with Republicans, three are involved in public service (two in the Adams administration), two are lobbyists, one was jailed and none are in elected office. But […]
Eric Adams answers questions after a campaign event at Cadman Plaza, June 16, 2021. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By George Joseph, Bianca Pallaro, and Tom Robbins | September 22, 2023 The Campaign Finance Board flagged 600 donations suspected of having been gathered by undisclosed bundlers in potential violation of campaign finance rules. Several of the contributions […]
Editorial credit: stocklight / Shutterstock.com By Lorna Grisby | September 21, 2023 | The Conversation Rupert Murdoch, 92, one of the world’s most influential modern media figures, announced on Sept. 21, 2023, that he is stepping down as chair of Fox Corp. and executive chairman of News Corp. By mid-November, he will no longer be at the […]
By Selen Ozturk | Sep 19, 2023 As climate change alters temperatures and weather patterns worldwide, it also alters our lives socially, politically and spiritually, climate experts shared at an EMS briefing. The social cost of climate change Hannah Hess, Associate Director of the Denver, Colorado-based Climate Impact Lab, noted that the financial cost of […]
By Sir Ronald Sanders The saying, coined by the Latin poet, Horace, that “you too are in danger when your neighbor’s house is on fire” is particularly relevant now in relation to Latin American countries which are the closest neighbors to the member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). There has been a marked increase […]
Photos courtesy of UN His Excellency Dennis Francis, Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations, was elected to serve as President of the 78th Session of the General Assembly on 1 June 2023. A succinct online introduction will allow you to get to know him before the opening of the 78th session of the […]
Mayor Eric Adams speaks during election campaign rally for Governor Kathy Hochul at BKLYN Studios in New York on November 5, 2022. (Shutterstock) By Hon Eric Adams Election Day is over. And though Americans did not speak with one voice, working-class voters sent a clear message: They are deeply concerned about the economy, crime and […]
New York, NY – September 7, 2020: Congressman Hakeem Jeffries speaks at US Senator Chuck Schumer and members of NY House delegation media briefing on 3rd avenue in Manhattan. (Shutterstock) By Sam Cabral, BBC News, Washington US lawmaker Hakeem Jeffries has formally launched a bid to succeed Nancy Pelosi as the Democratic leader in the […]
Poughkeepsie, NY – October 6, 2022: President Joe Biden Jr. delivers remarks at IBM facility. (Shutterstock) By Sir Ronald Sanders Democracy is at stake in the country that proclaims itself as the world’s bastion of democracy. That is the judgement of no less a person than the President of the United States of America (US), […]